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Originally Posted by foxgrockefeller
I'm interested in turning one of my CRX into a similar machine. Where did you buy these batterys? May I asked what you likely spent on the build for controller, batteries, motor, single adaptor? I'm hoping I can do this for $3500
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The crx would make a fantastic conversion. As far as budget goes, you can convert a car for $3500, but you would have to make a lot of sacrafices. The forkenswift project on this forum is a really cool project the way it was built on such a small budget, and it was one of several budget conversions that inspired me as I was learning. I have done several conversions now, but they have been built to pretty high standards that required a bigger budget. The batteries were the biggest purchase on this rig, 36 batteries x $250, for $9k, followed by the motor and controller combo at $4k. The charger was another $2200, and the bms was around $1200. There were a lot of other items that probably added up to around $5k, and then there was a lot put into restoring the chassis, suspension, and interior. The restoration work was not really essential, but in my case it was important for the finished product that I was after.
This particular build certainly is above and beyond the $3500, but i would not get too discouraged about that. EV conversions are kinda like hot rods where you might be able to rattle one together for $1000, but it is easy to spend $100,000 or even more. I love beautiful cars, but deeply admire a build like the forkenswift as well. I saw somebody's build thread one time, and the subtitle read "built, not bought". That really struck home in my mind.